The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-06
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The prohibition party i'll Atlanta, recognizing
the fact that 1.-THE friends of good government in
other parts of the state and country have anxiousy
watched the recent contest here between the bar
rooms land the people, send hereby their cheerful
greetings to all prohibitionists, and assure them
that there is for encouragement in the re-
suit of Saturdays election. If it were true that
majority of the legal volers of the county with
the whisky party it would still remain true that the
resulG CT the election but temporary reverse in
the slow but upward march of civilization.
The whisky party will confuse your ears with as
sertons to the cause and meaning OF that result
every eve 0G Vote n the prohibition fibSa party
rs IL IN Ghu eefo0 Of B ca for prob
ton majority of the largest vote ever poed before
in Fulton county In the election of 1887 we polled
Second We solemniy protest that the majority
obtained in this election by the whisky party was
the result of stupenQUus frauds and that out of H.,
600 votes registered for the election than 500
were not entitled to the ballot, without counting
Third, Under two years limit of prohibition,
hampered by uneXpired licenses, which brought
down the time 10 scarcely, more than year, we
breakers and criminals but by systematic efforts to
defeat the constitutional will ofthe majority. New
scant opportunity accorded US, 50 benefi-
cent was the influence Of this just
and needful law that under its operations:
Crime in the court records ceased its regular con-
slant growth and diminished more than tne-half
Pauperism and vagrancy almost entirely disap-
Drunkenness became so rare that with hundred
thousand visitors crowded in one day during the
Piedmont exposition into this city of seventy thou
sand people tie public peace was notonce disul bed
and scarcely drunken man was seen.
Business proSpered, debts were paid, and the pro
secution OF small unltugated suits enormously di-
minished
The banking capital Of the city far more than
doubled.
million dollars was added to her manufacturing
Interests.
our property largely advanced in values.
Our population was enormously increased.
Our schools were greatly enlarged and still re-
NAMED insufficient to suit the increased attendance
Public expenditures for public Improvement sur
passed what it ever was before and yet the public
funds were not exhausted.
In every department of business industry pros
peIity reigne1, aud above all peace and happiness
come to women and little children.
inc evidence and lie beneficial effects of this salr-
tary and,wholesome law, that the whisky ring center
ed its strength in Atlanta We do solemnly declare
that the whisky business In general is the enemy
Of civilized society, and that in the contest just
closed Atlanta was fighting the good fight Of ciyii-
cation against all the hosts of its enemies.
Filth. We assure our friends everywhere that we
willmake no compromise in this issue. We declare
that it is wrong 20 sell liquor, aud therefore,
of liquor Whatever of evil there is
in the business is shared in by the government,
which authorizes the business. Whatever of wrong
there Is in the government that legazes the traffic
in liquor must be borne by those who consent 70 the
we are 10 a man. agreed that there is but one way
10 regulate whisky and that IS 10 prohibit the sale
oft THE PROHIBITION COMMITTEE.
ATHENS, Ga, November S0-[Special. !
Madison county i one IF the few which has
never been carried for prohibition. though two
or three elections have been held, the county
continuing wet. a few weeks ago the issue
was made with same result Yesterday three
districts voted and were carried by the dry
men, giving the county four wet and four dry
districts. Grove Hin is the district near Ath-
ems, where Madison county barkeepers supply
liquor to Athens.
Everybody uses and praises Er. Balls Cough
Syrup and "dont you forget e. pc.
"Do you catch on9" Salvation OIL the
greatest pain-cure Oh earth, cost only 25 cts.